This is interesting info on how students use the internet. They talk about school! :)
Background Research info:
The Internet has become an increasingly important feature of the learning environment
for teenagers. Research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that teens
use the Internet as an essential study aid outside the classroom and that the Internet
increasingly has a place inside the classroom. Here are some of the significant findings
from a survey of 754 youths ages 12-17 conducted in 2001:
• 94% of youth ages 12-17 who have Internet access say they use the Internet for
school research and 78% say they believe the Internet helps them with
schoolwork.
• 71% of online teens say that they used the Internet as the major source for their
most recent major school project or report.
• 41% of online teens say they use email and instant messaging to contact teachers or
classmates about schoolwork.
• 34% of online teens have downloaded an online study aid.
• 18% of online teens say they know of someone who has used the Internet to cheat
on a paper or test.
• 58% of online teens report using Web sites that had been set up specifically for
their school or for a particular class.
• 17% of online teens have created a Web page for a school project.
Background Research info:
The Internet has become an increasingly important feature of the learning environment
for teenagers. Research by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that teens
use the Internet as an essential study aid outside the classroom and that the Internet
increasingly has a place inside the classroom. Here are some of the significant findings
from a survey of 754 youths ages 12-17 conducted in 2001:
• 94% of youth ages 12-17 who have Internet access say they use the Internet for
school research and 78% say they believe the Internet helps them with
schoolwork.
• 71% of online teens say that they used the Internet as the major source for their
most recent major school project or report.
• 41% of online teens say they use email and instant messaging to contact teachers or
classmates about schoolwork.
• 34% of online teens have downloaded an online study aid.
• 18% of online teens say they know of someone who has used the Internet to cheat
on a paper or test.
• 58% of online teens report using Web sites that had been set up specifically for
their school or for a particular class.
• 17% of online teens have created a Web page for a school project.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Schools_Report.pdf